Smoker&#39;s stand



C. FOX

SMOKER S STAND April 19, 1938.

Filed May 12, 1956 lNNTOR I BY MUWZ w ATl 'ORNEY Patented Apr. 19, 1 938 U lTED STATES SMOKERS STAND Charles Fox,

Application May 12,

1 Claim.

My invention relates to smokers stands and it consists of a central post or standard which is of hollow construction, and the standard is provided at its lower end with a hollow base to receive ashes, burnt matches and cigar and cigarette butts which pass down through the standard and accumulate in the hollow base. This base is detachably connected with the standard, preferably by a screw thread connection, to permit the base to be detached for the purpose of emptying it of its contents.

At the upper end of the standard I provide means for causing the discharge of ashes, etc. into the tubular post or standard, and this branch of the device eliminates the usual circular tray so that there is no place for the ashes and other refuse to temporarily collect where it might be blown about the room. Instead, I provide a tubular member substantially U shaped, the upper open ends of the legs having suitable supports for receiving cigars or cigarettes thereon and these tubular portions both discharge directly into the tubular standard in such manner that there is no accumulation of ashes or refuse near the upper open ends of the inverted U shaped tubular member.

In the present device, immediately upon discharging ashes or other material into the open upper end of the tubular U shaped members, the refuse immediately falls down and passes into the hollow standard so that it cannot collect or remain near the open top portions of the receiving passages, and therefore there can be no accumulation of ashes where air can blow the ashes about the room.

The present device is inexpensive to make and it is pleasing in appearance. Furthermore, the upper portion of the stand is light in weight so that it is not top heavy.

Other advantages and features of my invention will be set forth in the following detailed description.

In the drawing forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a smokers stand embodying my invention, in which a portion of the base is broken away to show the interior,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is an elevation of a modified form of the invention showing the device in suitable proportions for table use, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure 3 with a portion broken away.

The device shown in Figures 1 and 2 shows my invention in the form of a smokers stand Brooklyn, N. Y. 1936, Serial No. 79,257 (Cl. 1 31-- 51 adapted to rest on the floor and the upper portion is at such a level as to be convenient for persons sitting in a chair or standing, to discharge ashes, matches, cigarette and cigar stubs,

into the stand. In this form of the invention there is a tubular standard I of hollow construction, the major portion of which is preferably cylindrical, and at its bottom end this standard .is provided with an exterior thread 2 corresponding with the construction shown in Figure 4. This threaded end is adapted to be united by the exterior thread on the standard with the interior thread of a frusto-conical boss or hub 5 which extends upwardly from the hollow base member 6 so that the standard and the parts carried with it may be detached by unscrewing the standard from the boss 5 for the purpose herein after set forth. The hollow base 6 may be stamped or spun from sheet metal, or it may .be madeof cast metal. In any event the base is hollow to provide a chamber 1 for the collection of ashes and other waste material discharged into it through the hollow standard.

I have shown the base as enlarged slightly near its bottom, as shown at 8 to provide a shoulder 9 and the bottom side of the base is shown as being closed by a metal plate H) which has a turned-up flange II, the upper edge of whichabuts against the interior of the shoulder ,9. The lower end of the part 8 extends downwardly outside the flange H and the bottom edge is turned or spun inwardly as shown at l2 to engage the plate l0 and hold the edge of the flange ll against the shoulder 9 thereby forming a closed chamber of the base. Preferably, the bottom wall I0 is drawn or stamped upwardly as shown at l3 so that the portion [4 rests upon the floor and the major portion of the bottom plate is above or free from the floor so that if thisportion becomes slightly bent itwill not'cause the stand to rock.

I have shown the upper portion of the standard as flared outwardly or made frusto-conical at l5 to enhance the appearance of the article. At the upper end of the standard there is a tubular member l6 which is in the general form of the letter U, the intermediate portion of the U being connected with the standard as shown at I! or the U shaped member and the standard may be made integral.

The interior or bore of the U shaped member is in communication with the bore of the standard, so that any material deposited in the U shaped member, that is, deposited in either leg of the U shaped member, will immediately discharge into the standard. The legs I8, IQ of the U shaped member are directed upwardly and their upper ends 20 are open and are shown provided with flange members 2| around their open ends.

I have shown attached to these flange members and projecting laterally therefrom grooved supports 22 for holding cigars or cigarettes with the lighted ends extending over the open ends of the U shaped member. I have shown three parallel grooves in the supporting member 22 and three grooves in the supporting member 23 directed in the opposite direction to the supporting member 22.

I have provided a match holder consisting of a post 24 which is adapted to seat on a portion 25 of the U shaped member which is locally fiattened to receive the post. There is a screw 26 extending downwardly from the post which is threaded into a reinforcing block 21 secured inside the U shaped member and below the flattened portion 25. The match holder may have a block 28 projecting upwardly from the post to enter the outer half of the match box. The U shaped plate 29 extending upwardly from the post has two arms adapted to press against the outer sides of the cover of a match box in the usual manner to hold the match box on the holder.

It will be understood that the U shaped member may be circular in cross section, as shown in the drawing, or it may be rectangular or of any other cross section, according to the desired appearance to be given the article. Furthermore, the standard may be circular with a tapered end, as shown in Figure 1 or it may be of square or any other cross section.

In using the article, cigars and cigarettes may be placed on the grooved supports 22, 23 with the lighted or ash carrying end extending over the top of one of the flanges 21 so that if the ashes fall off the cigar or cigarette they will fall directly into the upper open end of one leg of the U shaped member and from there it will discharge directly and immediately into the hollow standard and will fall through the latter into the compartment '1 in the base.

Matches, ashes or cigar or cigarette stubs may be dropped into the open upper end of either leg of the U shaped member and such materials will discharge immediately and directly from the U shaped member into the standard and from there into the chamber in the base. There is no place near the open top of the stand for the ashes, matches or cigar or cigarette butts to accumulate even temporarily, so that the device is clean in appearance at all times.

Whenever it is desired to empty the refuse from the chamber I inthe base, the standard may be unscrewed from the base by reason of the threaded connection shown and described, whereupon the base may be inverted to discharge the accumulated material from the chamber 1 through the tubular extension and thereafter the standard may be screwed back onto the base. While a bayonet joint connection between the standard and base may be sufiicient to hold these parts together, I prefer to use a threaded connection because it will not permit the escape of any ashes from the joint between the standard and the base.

In Figures 3 and 4 I have shown the device made suitable for standing on a table or other elevated support. In this construction the U shaped member and the cigar or cigarette supports and the match box holder may all be the same as in the device shown in Figures 1 and 2. In this case the standard consists merely of the tapered member 30 which is relatively short as compared with the standard in the first form of the invention. The lower end of this standard has a screw thread connection at 2 with the upstanding stem 5 which is formed integral with or secured to the base member 6. The latter is preferably constructed in the same manner as the base in the device shown in Figures 1 and 2 except that I prefer to make it of smaller diameter or in proportion for a table device.

From the above it will be apparent that I have provided a smokers stand of simple and inexpensive construction having a substantially U shaped top member both arms of which are adapted to conduct immediately into the standard any refuse material dropped into the open upper ends of the legs of the U shaped member so that there is no place for any waste material to collect at the top of the stand where it might be seen or where it might be blown about the room by air currents. By making the standard separate and detachable from the base member they may be separated one from the other so that the collected material may be readily discharged from the base member and without having to pass this material back through the standard and the U shaped member.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1s:--

A smokers stand including a base on which the stand is adapted to rest, said base having a chamber to receive waste material therein, a hollow standard extending upwardly from the base and through which material is adapted to pass into the base, and a substantially U shaped member at the top of the stand having upwardly extending tubular arms having upwardly directed open top ends to receive waste material therein, the lower portion of said U shaped member being connected with the upper end of the standard whereby material dropped into either leg of said U shaped member discharges immediately into said standard.

CHARLES FOX. 

